HVAC-industry acronyms like AFUE, SEER and HSPF may look like Greek to you. However, decoding their meanings can help you increase your home’s energy efficiency. Armed with this knowledge, you’ll be able to do a little comparison shopping and find the most suitable system that matches your home’s HVAC needs. Here’s what the AFUE, SEER […]

Long cold winters and high heating bills can be exhausting, and this season has been especially trying. If you’re shopping for a new furnace, check out condensing furnaces for exceptional home comfort that won’t exhaust your energy budget. Efficiency, Comfort, Safety Fuel efficiency is important for regions with as many low degree days we experience […]

Condensing furnaces remedy a long-standing drawback of older gas-fired furnaces. Here’s a hint: A standard gas furnace utilizes an exhaust vent pipe made of heavy, heat-resistant metal while the exhaust vent for a condensing furnace is plastic and stays cool to the touch. In conventional gas heating, a significant amount of heat energy produced by […]

If it’s time to install a new furnace, you’re probably considering efficiency ratings and advanced features to maximize savings and comfort. Or, perhaps you were happy with your old furnace and you’re thinking of simply replacing it with one the same size (BTUs). In order to get the most out of your furnace investment, correctly […]